“Work as if you lived in the early days of a better nation.”—Alasdair Gray.

“If these are the early days of a better nation, there must be hope, and a hope of peace is as good as any, and far better than a hollow hoarding greed or the dry lies of an aweless god.”—Graydon Saunders

Free advertising, or a friendly note to SF/fantasy readers in the northerly parts of the UK:

Tuesday 19th October at 6.30pm China Mieville, author of King Rat, Perdido Street Station and The Scar will be reading from his new novel IRON COUNCIL and taking questions from the audience at Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW. Tickets free from store